Unit 6: Language Focus

a. today
/ə/
I. Pronunciation
II. Listen and repeat
Teacher
Together
About
Other
Pagoda
Today
/ə/
/З:/
Bird
Work
Church
Term
Shirt
Early
b. teacher
c. about
d. term
/ə/
/З:/
/ə/
Practise these sentences:
1.Have you heard about our excursion to Thay Pagoda?
2. Her father is learning German with a teacher.
3. Last year the birds returned to the river earlier than this year.
4. The girls work in the church on Thursdays.
5. Was it Barbara’s camera?
6. I’m thirty, Nurse. I want a glass of water.
II.Grammar
- The present progessive ( is / am / are + V- ing )
Be going to + V(inf) future meaning
Will + V(inf)
The present progessive: A definite future arrangement
Verbs : go, come, leave, move, fly, arrive
ex: We are moving to HCM city
Note: have, visit
ex: I’m visiting my grandmother next weekend
Be going to: - An intention or a decision to do something
- A prediction based on evidence now
Will: - Promise
- An intention or a decision at the moment
Exercise 1: Choose the correct option in the brackets.
1. Tell me your plan, Lan. What
will you do) this Saturday evening?
2. Mary (will get married next
week.
3. There’s good play on TV tonight. Will you/
watch it ?
4. I feel terrible. I think I (will be/
sick.
5. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It ( will/ ) rain.

(are you doing/
/ is getting married)
Are you going to )
am going to be)
is going to
(are you doing/
/is getting married)
Are you going to )
am going to be)
is going to
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in the brackets in the present
progressive or be going to
1. The Browns (go) to the cinema this evening.
2. We (have) an English- speaking club meeting next
week. Would you like to come?
3. The cat is just behind the rat. It (catch) the latter.
4. Where you ( put ) this new bookcase?
5. Smoking is very bad for his health, but he (not give)
it up.
The Browns are going to the cinema this evening.
 We are having an English- speaking club meeting
next week. Would you like to come?
 The cat is just behind the rat. It is going to catch
the latter.
 Where are you putting this new bookcase?
Smoking is very bad for his health, but he is not going
to give it up
Exercise 3: Complete the exchanges, using the present progressive or be going to
There’s a football match on TV this afternoon.
__________________?
No, I’m busy. ____________________
2. Can you come next weekend?
Sorry, we’d love to, but _________________________
3. I hear Tim has won a lot of money.
What __________________?
He says _____________________
4. Should I leave the umbrella at home?
It’s cloudy and windy. _________________ . Take it long.
5. Do you think the windows are so dirty?
Oh, yes. I __________________ later.

Are you going to see it
I’m doing my home work.
we are visiting our grandparents.
is he going to do with it
he’s going to buy a new car.
It is going to rain soon
am going to clean them
A: What _____ you _______ do at the weekend?
B: I’m _______ to have a picnic at Dong Xanh park.
A: Oh, What a good plan! How _____ you _______?
B: I’m traveling by bus
A: What are you bringing ?
B: I __________ some food and some fruits such as mangoes, apples, break ,etc.
A: Oh! Look at the weather !
B: Yes, I think , so.
A: I think it __________ glorious that day.
III. Speaking:
Talk about your plan at the weekend.
Using “be going to” or the present progressive tense.
are
going to
going to
are
travelling
‘m bringing
is going to be
1- He will fall into the hole
2- He is going to fall into the hole